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How some farmers are feeling about Biden's election
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 10, 2020
Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes says farmers are wondering how quickly Biden will undo some of Trump's policies.
What the phase one deal means for one Iowa farmer
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 15, 2020
Corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes isn't sure she'll be able to regain the Chinese buyers she lost during the trade war.
Farming during a trade war
Oct 21, 2019
The loss of soybean sales to China have created a lot of stress, says farmer Blake Hurst.
Canadian farmers caught in the middle of U.S.-China disputes
by
Emma Jacobs
Sep 30, 2019
Since Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou late last year, Chinese imports of several agricultural crops have slowed or stopped altogether.
After the flood comes the enormous pile of burning soybeans
by
Peggy Lowe
Aug 22, 2019
Following severe flodding in the Midwest, a pile of 650,000 bushels of soybeans in rural Missouri spontaneously combusted and have been burning for a month.
Soybean commodity traders are skeptical of renewed U.S.-China trade negotiations
by
Daniel Shin
Jul 1, 2019
Al Kluis, managing director of Kluis Commodity Advisors, thinks traders won't see the soybean market turn until there are real orders and action taken.
Trade deficit widens in March
May 9, 2019
The overall deficit getting bigger isn't necessarily a bad thing, said Dan Ikenson, director of the Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute.
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Bad weather and trade complicate planting for Midwest farmers
by
Peggy Lowe
Apr 22, 2019
Flood damage has made things extremely difficult.
Lots of soybeans with no place to go
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 6, 2018
A Chinese tariff on the U.S. crop has shut down a critical market.
Here’s how deficit-inducing tax cuts lead to trade deficits
by
Sep 5, 2018
The U.S. trade deficit in July surged to a five-month high, $50.1 billion, as exports of products like soybeans and civilian aircraft fell, while imports reached record levels. President Donald Trump regularly complains about trade deficits, but his own spending policies tend to undermine the goal of lowering the trade gap. One part of the […]